As the Iowa State Cyclones head to Chicago, employees at the Iowa State Athletics ticket office have been dealing with nonstop phone calls.

Cyclone fans had two and a half hours to place Sweet 16 ticket orders Monday.

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"We had a line that took about an hour to get through outside our office this morning, and then phone calls we’ve been going since 9 a.m. and we haven’t stopped since,” said Justin Thompson, assistant athlete director for ticket operations.

The NCAA allocates 1,000 tickets to each participating college in the last few rounds of the Men's Basketball Championship.

ISU distributes 635 tickets for Cyclone Club Members who are also men's basketball season ticket holders at the “Directors” or “Victory” levels.

Of the remaining tickets, 235 are set aside for ISU students. The rest are given to internal staff and players.

Cyclone Club member Jon Fleming requested four tickets for the game. Fleming said the opportunity was too important to pass up.

“This will be like Sprint Center in Kansas City,” said Fleming. “This will be Hilton East. It will be amazing.”

Those who are not ISU students of Cyclone Club members should contact the United Center in Chicago regarding Sweet 16 tickets.